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We make jokes all the time about Kobe Bryant‘s evolution from “human being” into “basketball cyborg” but last night, all of these 48-minute nights finally took their toll. We’d list the leg injuries he packed on over the course of the game aga

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Ian Thomsen: Injury may end Kobe's season, but it won't end his career

Apr 13

Of course Kobe Bryant will come back next season. This bad outcome may even convince him, basketball's most focused star, to play beyond the expiration of his contract in 2014.

Lee Jenkins: Lakers lose their rock as Kobe injures Achilles

Apr 13

Kobe Bryant stood in a corner of the locker room with tears in his eyes, lipstick on his cheek and a quotation at his back. It was from a Danish journalist named Jacob Riis, who died nearly 100 years ago, but found an unlikely fan in Spurs coach Gregg P…

Ian Thomsen: Sale of Kings forces NBA to choose between heart and head

Apr 13

Where will the Kings play next season? The NBA's heart says Sacramento, and its head says Seattle.